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Take care when landscaping around padmount transformers

Take care when landscaping around padmount transformers

November is a great time to start planning your landscaping for the next year. You may be considering hiding some unwanted sights in your yard, including a padmount transformer. These green metal boxes are essential to your electric service. Fences, shrubs and trees...
Between the lines – 2020: Should we be thankful?

Between the lines – 2020: Should we be thankful?

By Gwen Kautz General Manager 308-324-2386 gkautz(at)dawsonpower.com How many of us go about our daily lives, living in a vacuum of sorts? By vacuum, I’m talking about living/working/being in the same routine. Didn’t 2020 disrupt that? What’s there to be thankful for?...

4 ways to save energy in the kitchen

1. Cook with smaller appliances A toaster or convection oven uses one-third to one-half as much energy as a full-sized oven, according to the Department of Energy. 2. Unplug appliances that draw phantom energy load Some appliances may draw energy even when they’re not...
Ghost Towns: A look at the past

Ghost Towns: A look at the past

Buffalo County Buda Buda holds the distinction of being the oldest town in the county. The town was originally named Kearney. In 1872, the name was changed to Shelby because of its similarity to Kearney Junction, a town five miles distant. Later, a station in the...
Dawson PPD participates in Harvest Safety Tour

Dawson PPD participates in Harvest Safety Tour

  Dawson PPD had the opportunity to participate in NPPD’s Harvest Safety Tour on September 2. The goal of the event was to increase the public’s awareness of safety during the harvest season. The event was held at the Buffalo County Fairgrounds in...
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